SAP QM - Quick Guide

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SAP QM - Overview
SAP Quality Management is a part of SAP R/3 system and is integrated with other SAP modules
like SAP Material Management MM, Production Planning PP, and Plant Maintenance PM. QM
is an integral part of logistic management and it is used to perform quality functions such as
quality planning, quality assurance, and quality control, at various stages such as incoming
material stage, in-process manufacturing process stage, and after production as well.
With Quality Management module, you can implement the key modules of QM system as
defined in manufacturing standards like ISO 9000.
As SAP Quality Management is an integral part of SAP R/3 system, it performs the following
key functions in manufacturing of goods

Quality Planning Quality planning allows to plan the inspection of goods from the
vendor, raw material, work-in-process, and final product.
Quality Notifications Quality notification includes the defect identification and steps
to be taken by quality department.
Quality Inspection Here, quality results are captured and decision is taken as to
whether an inspection lot is to be accepted or rejected.

In the following diagram, you can see the key components that are involved in SAP Quality
Management process.

SAP QM - Components
Quality Planning
Quality planning includes data for quality planning and how the quality process has to be
performed?
You perform Quality inspection plan. It is used to define the way you can inspect an item and the
steps involved to perform an inspection. It also determines the characteristics of an item to be
inspected and what equipment are required to perform an inspection.
Inspection plan definition is an important part of the QM planning process. The inspection plan
contains the number of characteristics of the item to be inspected and the list of tests to be
performed for performing the inspection.
Inspection planning can be done for raw material, work in progress and finished products.

Quality Assurance

Under Quality assurance, it includes the quality inspection.

A Quality inspection involves someone from the quality department inspecting an item as per the
defined points in inspection plan. You perform the inspection based on one or more inspection
lots, where a lot is a request to inspect a specific item.
In SAP system, you can create Inspection lot either manually by a user or automatically in the
system.

Quality Control
Under Quality Control, you have quality notifications, standard reports, and Quality notification
system. Quality control determine what actions need to be taken as after defects are detected.
The quality notification process includes recording problem that is either identified by a
customer for a product manufactured in an organization, or in a company against the product of a
supplier/vendor.
Quality notification can be raised internally to raise an issue that have arisen on the production
line. A quality notification can be assigned to an existing order or you can also create a new
order as per the quality notification.

Standard Reports
You can create reports in QM system to check how many times a product has been identified
with a defect and improvement areas that your company has to implement. There are number of
reports that can be generated in QM

Material Defects Report

It can be used to check the number of times an item has been identified with a defect status.

Vendor Defect Report

This report is used to show the number of defected material supplied by a vendor. This can be
checked by examining the inspection lots of the goods received. A quality department can
highlight vendors who have supplied material which are failing in inspection.

Customer Defect Report

This report is used to show the defects that were found on inspections for outbound deliveries.
This helps the organization to improve the quality of goods delivered and hence raise the
customer satisfaction.

SAP QM Functions
These functions comprise to form Quality Management process. In SAP QM system, you can
perform the following functions

Quality Planning
Quality Inspection
Quality Control
Quality Certificates
Quality Notifications
Test Equipment Management

SAP QM - Integration
SAP QM is integrated with other SAP modules to perform the quality planning, inspection and
control process. You can integrate this with the following modules

SAP Material Management

SAP Production Planning
SAP Sales and Distribution
SAP Controlling

Integration with SAP MM

You can integrate the following tasks of SAP MM with QM

Manage the quality details for materials, vendors and suppliers.

Manage the releases for vendors and manufacturers and also monitor QM systems for
suppliers.
Manage the release status of delivery from vendor.
Maintain quality agreements and RFP details when you request for a quotations and
purchase orders is raised for vendors.
Manage quality certificates for vendors.
Using SAP QM process, you can initiate an inspection at the supplier site before the
delivery due from the supplier.
Trigger inspections for goods movements.
SAP QM can be used to make and stop the vendor payments until you clear the
inspection lot in the system.
Manage the inventory of goods during the inspection and accept the cleared goods in the
inventory system.
You can also use SAP QM in material management to determine the characteristic values
from quality inspections to define the batch number of produced material.
Using SAP QM, you can evaluate vendors as per the quality scores, material provided
and quality notification.

Integration with Production Planning

You can integrate SAP QM with Production Planning

To perform the inspection planning and work scheduling in SAP system.

As part of SAP QM process, you can handle inspection characteristics and also define
characteristics for the operation.
You can manage quality inspections for manufacturing orders.
Using SAP QM, you can set up the final inspection from the goods receipt after
production process is complete.
You can use QM process to manage partial lots of a material during production, which
are different in quality.
You can confirm the quality information as per manufacturing orders.
Using SAP QM, you can monitor the production quality with the help of control charts
and reports in Production planning.

Integration with Sales and Distribution

You can integrate SAP QM with Sales and Distribution to perform the following activities

You can manage quality information related to customer for sales and distribution
process.
In SAP QM system, you can initiate an inspection when a delivery is created against a
purchase order
You can manage quality in sales & distribution by performing quality notifications and
RCAs and by processing customer complaints to improve customer satisfaction.

Integration with Controlling

You can integrate SAP QM with controlling process to manage the costs for defect control and
non-confirmative costs in production process.

SAP QM - Master Data

To perform the quality process, you need to maintain data related to inspection planning in SAP
system. You need to maintain the data for quality planning to maintain standard reports related to
material master, supplier, and customer complaints.
The following master records have to be created related to Quality planning

Master Inspection Characteristics MIC

You can define inspection specifications for the materials. For example, dimensions of inspected
material width, length and height of the material, etc. Master inspections are specified at the
production level and you can organize the master inspection specifications to remove duplicate
specifications.
These specifications are used in the inspection plan, and equipments specifications are used in
the inspection plan.
You can define the following type of master inspection specifications in SAP QM system

Quantitative specifications
You can directly get the results for quantitative specifications from inspection while recording
the result. You can set the limits like minimum and maximum value for each parameter at the
master level. You can also attach the inspection method to the inspection specification level.

Qualitative specifications
These specifications can take values like true/false or OK/Not OK.

Creating a Master Inspection Characteristic

To create a master inspection, follow the steps given below
Step 1 Use the T-Code: QS21 in SAP Easy access. In the following screenshot, you can see
how to start creating an MIC.

Step 2 In the next window, enter the following details

Enter Plant Code.

Enter master inspection characteristic code to be created.
Enter the valid from date and click ENTER.

Step 3 In the next screen, enter the following details

Select the checkbox for quantitative if you are creating Quantitative Characteristic which
can be measured.
Select the status as "Released"
Select Complete copy model from the drop-down list as the MIC data needs to be
maintained completely.
Enter the Short text and search field as per your choice.
Click the Control indicators button at the top to maintain other important data like lower
and upper limits. You can define the range when material is accepted for production.

Step 4 Once you click the Control Indicator button, a new dialog box appears. This is to
maintain the lower and upper limit data.

Select Lower specification limit.

Select upper specification limit.
Select sampling procedure to use sampling procedure.

Step 5 To move to the next screen, press ENTER and you will be redirected to the Tolerance
window.

Step 6 Click the tick mark and you will be on the main screen. To save the master inspection
characteristics, click the save button.

SAP QM - Inspection Methods

You can use the inspection method to perform the inspection. An inspection method can be
assigned to master inspection characteristics or directly to an inspection characteristics in an
inspection plan.
An Inspection method can be created in one plant and the same method can be used in other
plants.

Creating an Inspection Method

To create an inspection method, use T-Code: QS31.
Step 1 The following image shows you how to run the T-code for creating an Inspection
method.

Step 2 In next screen, enter the following details

Enter status as Released.

Enter the short text of the inspection method and search field for searching for inspection
methods.

Step 3 To save the Inspection method, click the save button.

Step 4 In next window, enter the following details

Enter Plant Code.

Enter inspection method to be created.
Enter the valid from the date that determines the inspection method valid date.

Press ENTER to go to the next screen.

SAP QM - Sampling
Sampling procedure in QM is used to determine the size of the inspection lot to be used in
inspection plan under Quality planning. You can define a sampling procedure as fixed sample,
percentage or other sample. A sampling scheme contains collection of sampling plans.
In sampling plan, you define the sample size specification for the inspection lot, to determine if a
sample is accepted or not accepted.

Creating a Sampling Procedure

To create a sampling procedure, use T-Code: QDV1. The image given below shows how to
create a Sampling procedure.
Step 1 In the next window, you have to enter the Sampling procedure name and click the tick
icon at the top.

Step 2 In the next window, enter the following details

Sampling type
Valuation mode
Inspection Points

Step 3 Press ENTER, select Control chart type. At the top, you have a Sample button. Click
the Sample button to open a Sample attribute window. Enter the sample size and click the tick
button.

To save the sampling procedure click the save button at the top.

SAP QM - Inspection Plan

You need an inspection plan to capture the results of quality records.
To define inspection methodology, you have to enter the following details

Materials to be inspected.
How the inspection of materials need to take place.
What characteristics to be inspected, work center and inspection specifications.

In the inspection plan, you have to define the sequence of inspection steps to be performed and
the range of specifications as per the Master Inspection Characteristics, sampling procedure to
calculate the sample size for inspection, inspection method, etc.
You can define the status of Inspection plan as Active/ Inactive and usage of the plan.
Step 1 To create Inspection plan, use T-Code: QP01.

Step 2 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter input material code, which we need to create an inspection plan.

Enter Plant code.
Enter the key date from which inspection plan to be valid
To move to next screen, press ENTER

Step 3 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter the input usage as 5, which means inspection plan will be valid for goods received
and status as 4, which means the plan is released.
Select the lot size as 99999999 that allows an inspection plan to be valid for inspection
lot quantity of 99999999.
Press the Operations button at the top to move to the next screen.

Step 4 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter the work center.

Enter the control key as QM01 to show a quality check.

Step 5 In the next window, enter the following details

Enter the maintain inspection characteristics for the operation.

Input the Master inspection characteristic name MIC_TEST.
Enter the Inspection method.
Input sampling Procedure to determine the sample.
Enter the lower and upper limits automatically and click the save button.

Click the save button to save Inspection plan.

SAP QM - Quality Info Records

Quality info records are used to manage the supplier relation in an organization. When there is
continuous defect in the material supplied by a vendor, you can use Quality Info Records to
block a vendor.
When you create a purchase order, SAP system performs a check to find if a Quality Info
Record is required and is available for combination of material and vendor.
Quality information record has to be maintained when you use the source inspection
functionality. This means a material has to undergo an inspection prior to reaching the plant for
Goods Receipt.
Under Quality Info Record, you can set that the inspection is required when it is procured from
vendor A and is not required if you procure it from Vendor B.

Creating a Quality Info Record

The following procedure explains how to create a Quality Info Record.
Step 1 To create a quality info record, use T-Code: QI01.

Step 2 In the next window, enter the following details

Enter the Input the material code.

Enter vendor code.
Enter the Input the plant code.

Step 3 Go to the Release tab; enter the release date, which means that the material can be
ordered from the vendor till release date.

You can also enter Block function if you want to block this material to be ordered from this
particular vendor.

Step 4 Next go to Inspection Control tab.

If you do not want to inspect material from this vendor, enter the inspection control as no
inspection. To use source inspection you can select the check box otherwise leave it blank.

To save the Quality Info Record, click the save button at the top.

SAP QM - Lot Inspection

In SAP system, you can perform the incoming inspection for different material like raw material
inspection, in progress material inspection or final goods inspection. Goods receipt is generated
as a part of purchasing or against a scheduling agreement.

For each good receipt, SAP system creates a one-inspection lot, which contains details such as
vendor, date or purchase, etc.
Step 1 To post goods receipt against PO, use T-Code: MIGO
Step 2 In the next window, enter the following details as shown in the screenshot.

Select Goods receipt from the drop-down list.

Select Purchase order from the drop-down list.
Enter purchase order number.

Step 3 Click the tick button to go to next screen.

You can see the stock type as Quality Inspection is generated automatically as the material is
subjected to quality inspection. To save the document, click the save button at the top.

SAP QM - Result Recording

You can record the result for the inspection lot created at the time of Goods Receipt. To record
the result, follow the steps given below.
Step 1 Go to T-Code: QA32 as shown in the image given below

Step 2 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter Plant Code.

Select the inspection lot origin 01, which is SAP inspection type used for raw material
inspection.
Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.

Step 3 Click the Execute button to display the list of inspection lot. In the next screen, you can
see the following details

Inspection lot generated in earlier steps along with material.

Check the SAP system status as REL CALC SPRQ shows that Inspection plan is copied
in inspection lot and sample size calculated and stock posting required from quality stock
to unrestricted or any other stock category.

Step 4 Click the Results button at the top to do results recording.

Step 5 In the next screen, you will see the result of inspection lot.
You can see the short text- Master Inspection Characteristics with the specifications like
length, surface, width, etc.
A sample size of 5 is calculated automatically by the system if sampling procedure is assigned in
the inspection plan.
Enter your actual results against the inspection specifications.

Press Enter to save the result recording.

SAP QM - Usage Decision

Usage decision is used to decide whether you want to accept or reject the goods in the inspection
lot based on the results of the inspection. As per inspection results the process is marked as
completed.
To create a usage decision against inspection lot
Step 1 Go to T-code: QA32 and Enter Plant Code.

Step 2 Select the inspection lot origin 01, which is SAP inspection type used for raw material
inspection.
Step 3 Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.
Step 4 In the next screen, click the Usage Decision button at the top.

Step 5 In the next screen, enter the UD code as A for acceptance. You can see the quality score
as 100 based on Usage Decision code.
Step 6 Go to Inspection lot stock TAB to do stock posting in next SAP screen.

Step 7 In the next screen, you can select the quality stock of 200 to unrestricted stock if the
quality results are within expected specifications, which hits movement type 321 in the
background.

Click the save button to save the usage decision.

SAP QM - Listing Inspection Lot

In SAP QM, we can see the list of an existing lot.
To see the listing of existing lot in SAP system, follow the steps given below
Step 1 Use T-Code: QA33.

You have the following search criteria

Material
Inspection lot creation date
Batch
Vendor
Inspection dates
Plant
Inspection type

SAP QM - In-Process Inspection

You can run the quality process for intermediate or finished product during the production
process in SAP system, for example, Inspection in each shift, etc.
The in-process inspection has a reference to a production order in SAP system. You generate an
Inspection lot at the time of production order release and inspection type for in-process
inspection is 03 in the system. When there is a production order release, inspection lot will be
automatically created in the system.
To create and release Production order
Step 1 In SAP easy access system, use T-code CO01

Step 2 In next window, enter the following details

Enter the input the material code for which production order needs to be created.
Enter the Input production plant.
Enter your production Order type.

Step 3 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter the production quantity.

Select Current date from the drop-down list.
Click the Release button at the top to release the order.

Step 4 In the next screen, you can see inspection lot triggered once you release the production
order.

To save the Production order, click the save button.

Result Recording
You can do the result recording for the inspection lot created at the time of Goods Receipt.
Step 1 To perform the Result recording, go to T-Code: QA32

Step 2 In the next screen, enter the following details

Enter Plant Code.

Select the inspection lot origin 03, which is SAP inspection type used for in process
material inspection.
Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.

In the next screen, you can see the following details

Inspection lot generated in earlier steps along with material.

Check the SAP system status as REL CALC SPRQ. It shows that Inspection plan is
copied in inspection lot and sample size calculated and stock posting required from
quality stock to unrestricted or any other stock category.

Step 3 Next, click the Results button at the top to do results recording.

Step 4 In the next screen, you will see the result of inspection lot.

You can see the short text- Master Inspection characteristics with the specifications like
length, surface, width, etc.
A sample size of 5 calculated automatically by the system if sampling procedure is
assigned in the inspection plan. Enter your actual results against the inspection
specifications.

Click the save button to save the inspection results.

Create a usage decision against inspection lot

Step 1 To create a usage decision against inspection lot, go to T-code: QA32 and Enter Plant
Code
Step 2 Select the inspection lot origin 03, which is SAP inspection type used for raw material
inspection. Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.

Step 3 Select the inspection lot origin 03, which is SAP inspection type used for in process
material inspection.
Step 4 Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.
Step 5 In the next screen, select Usage decision button at the top.

Step 6 In the next screen, enter the UD code as A for acceptance. You can see the quality score
as 100 based on Usage Decision code as for the raw material inspection.

Note There is no Inspection lot stock tab to do any stock posting as it was in raw material
inspection.
Click the save button to save the usage decision and hence in-process inspection is completed.

SAP QM - Final Inspection

You perform final inspection of goods after production goods receipt in SAP system. Inspection
lot is created after goods receipt for a production order and inspection lot type is 4 for final
inspection. SAP system creates a unique inspection slot contains details of production order,
sampling, etc.
The quality inspection is performed until you perform result recording and usage decision is
made for the lot.
Final inspection process consists of the following steps

Creation and Confirmation of Production order

Listing Inspection lot
Attaching and releasing inspection lot
Sampling
Result recording
Usage decision
Posting the stock

Creating and Confirming Production Order

When you confirm a Production order in the system, it will trigger goods receipt and hence an
Inspection lot is created in the system automatically.
Step 1 To create a Production order, use T-Code: CO01

Step 2 In the next screen enter the following details

Enter the Material Code to create a Production order.

Enter Production plant code.
Enter Production order type.

Step 3 Once you enter all the details, click the tick icon at the top. In the next screen, you have
to enter the details of Production Order.

Enter the Production Order quantity.

Enter current date from the drop-down list.

Step 4 Click the Release button at the top to release the order.

Step 5 Click the Goods Receipt tab to confirm if you have Quality inspection activated. When
you have this activated, you can see quality inspection stock against stock type in next window.
Step 6 In the next window, check stock type as quality inspection, which means after
confirmation and goods receipt of production order, it will trigger an inspection lot and the stock
will hit quality inspection stock.

Step 7 To save the Production order, click the save button.

Good Receipts against Production Order

Step 1 To post good receipts against Production Order, use T-Code: CO11N

Step 2 In the next window, you have to enter the production order number created in the
previous step. After entering order number, all details would be populated automatically.
Step 3 Click Goods Movement to post goods receipt and goods issue of components.

Step 4 In the next screen, you can see Goods receipt for this Production Order. Click the save
button to save the order.

Result Recording for raw material

Next is to do result recording, as done in previous inspection, for raw material and Inprocess
material.
Step 1 Use T-Code: QA32 as shown in previously under Raw material inspection.

Enter Plan code.

Enter Inspection lot as 04.
Press the execute button to display inspection lot list.

In the next screen, you can see the following details

Inspection lot generated in earlier steps along with material.

Check the SAP system status as REL CALC SPRQ. It shows that Inspection plan is
copied in inspection lot and sample size calculated and stock posting required from
quality stock to unrestricted or any other stock category.

Step 2 Next click the Results button at the top to do results recording.

Step 3 In the next screen, you will see the result of inspection lot.
You can see the short text- Master Inspection Characteristics with the specifications like length,
surface, width, etc.

Step 4 A sample size of 5, calculated automatically by the system if sampling procedure is

assigned in the inspection plan. Enter your actual results against the inspection specifications.

Click the save button to save the results.

Create a usage decision against Inspection Lot

Step 1 To create a usage decision against inspection lot, go to T-Code: QA32

Enter Plant Code.

Select the inspection lot origin 04.
Press Execute to display the list of inspection lot.

Step 2 In the next screen, select Usage decision button at the top.

Step 3 In the next screen, enter the UD code as A for acceptance. You can see the quality score
as 100 based on Usage Decision code as for the raw material inspection.
Step 4 Go to the Inspection lot stock TAB to do stock posting in next SAP screen.

Step 5 In the next screen, you can select the quality stock of 200 to unrestricted stock if the
quality results are within expected specifications, which hits movement type 321 in the
background.

Step 6 Click the save button to save the usage decision.

This shows the stock movement from quality inspection to unrestricted stock category to show
completion of inspection after production.

SAP QM - Defects Recording

In SAP QM, you can capture different types of record, which are identified at the time of
inspection. SAP Quality notification can be used to analyze the defects identified and perform
root cause analysis.
You can process defects related to

Complaints filed by customers This includes the defects identified in goods that are
delivered to customers. You can use standard SAP Quality notification Q1 to record
customer complaint and take action against problem reported by customer.
Complaints identified in vendor delivered goods This includes the defect identified
with quality of goods delivered from supplier/vendor. You use standard SAP QM
notification type Q2 to record a complaint against vendor and take action for the
incoming material.
Internal Defects This includes recording internal problems which are identified at the
time of in process quality inspection. You use standard SAP QM notification type Q3 to
deal with problems identified in goods manufactured in a company.

Defect Recording
To do defect recording in SAP QM, follow the steps
Step 1 Use T-code: QA32.Select the inspection lot to record the result and have SAP system
status as RREC.
Step 2 Click the Defects button at the top.

Step 3 In the next screen, you have to select the defect parameter and value for the parameter.

Step 4 To create a Quality notification, click the notification button on top.

You will get a confirmation that Quality notification has been created in the system.

SAP QM - Quality Notification

As mentioned in the previous topic, using Quality notification you can record different type of
problems occurred due to poor quality of goods.
Quality notifications can be created for the following internal and external problems

Defect Analysis
Customer Complaint
Complaint against vendor

You can use SAP quality notification process to raise the following documentation

To record the names of all individuals/ partners who are directly associated with the
defect identified in goods delivery, production.
To record the individual defect items and analyze the root cause of the defected items.
To mention the corrective actions to be taken that are identified after doing the analysis
of problem in detail.
To track corrective actions to be implemented using status management features of
notification.
In quality notification, you capture all the activities and tasks that are performed as part
of problem identification and to fix the issue.
You can generate various standard reports related to defects and quality notification in
SAP system.

Completing Notification in SAP System

To release and complete the quality notification in SAP system
Step 1 Use T-Code: QM02 as shown in the following image.

Step 2 In the next screen, enter quality notification number created. Press ENTER to move to
next screen.

In the next window, you can find the following details

Purchase order number for which goods have been received.

Inspection lot, which is linked with the purchase order number.

Step 3 Go to the Items tab to move to the next SAP screen.

Step 4 When you click the Item tab, you can see the defect type in the next screen.

Step 5 Select the item and click the Causes button to move to next screen to define cause of the
problem.

Step 6 Enter the code group QM for the cause means that this is design defect. These code
groups are configured based upon the business requirements.

Step 7 Go to the Tasks tab to define the rework, which needs to be done. Select code QM-G2
for the rework. Go to the Activities tab to move to the next screen.

Step 8 In the Activities tab, you need to mention the activities to be performed when the defect
is identified. Enter the group QM- G2 that shows that a special complaint to be filed against the
vendor.

Step 9 To complete the notification process, click the complete button at the top as shown in
the screenshot given below.

SAP QM - Benefits
Using SAP QM process, you can achieve the following benefits

SAP Quality Management integration with other modules is one of the key aspect of
quality management. You can implement the quality process in Material Management,
Production Planning and other SAP modules.
You can access the data maintained in the system related to customer, vendor and
supplier master.
Using SAP QM, a standardized process can be implemented.
SAP Quality Management process helps you to incorporate the improvement process- by
monitoring the processes, defect identification and quality notifications.
You can perform automation of information flow by which inspection lot is created
automatically when you release the production order or goods receipt.
Using SAP Quality Management process, you can perform the quality compliance of raw
materials when it is first delivered by vendors/suppliers and in process manufacturing and
also after the production process is completed.
SAP QM is also responsible to perform compliance with a customers quality
specifications; you ship the goods to customer as per the Purchase order.
In SAP MM process, SAP QM allows a company's representative to visit the supplier
office to check the quality of the goods they produce. You call this process as source
inspection in Quality Management module.
The common type of quality inspection includes checking the goods for Purchase Order
upon delivery. When goods are delivered, an inspection lot is automatically created. You
perform the result recording and usage decision is made if the delivered quantity is
acceptable or not acceptable.
SAP QM is directed linked to controlling for costing and to decide how many goods are
accepted. You update the vendor quality record in the system and this helps to find out if
same vendor should continue to supply the material or there is a need to find a new
source.

SAP QM - Tables
In SAP QM system, you have the following tables related to each module- Sales and
Distribution, Master data, Procurement, Quality control and notification etc.

Master Data Tables in QM process

QPAM Inspection catalog selected sets
QPMK Inspection characteristic master
QPMT Master Inspection Characteristics Texts
QPMZ Master Inspection characteristics MIC
QMAT Inspection type for material parameters

QMHU shows QM link in Inspection lot and handling unit Item

QMTB Inspection method master record
QMTT Inspection Method texts
QPAC Inspection catalog codes

SAP QM, Sampling

QDEB Sampling Procedures
QDEBT Allowed combinations of procedures
QDPKT Sampling scheme texts
QDPA Sampling scheme instructions
QDPP Sampling scheme item
QDQL Quality level
QDPK Sampling scheme header

SAP QM Inspection Plan

PLKO Inspection plan Header
MAPL Material Assignment
PLMK Inspection plan characteristics
PLMW MAPL Dependent Characteristic Specifications
TQ29A Dependency tolerance key - nominal measurement
TQ72 Type of share calculation
TQ72T Texts for type of share calculation
TQ75 QM formula parameters
TQ75F Field names for QM formulas
TQ75K Short text for Table TQ75F
TQ75T Description of formula parameters

SAP QM Procurement
QINF QM information record for material and vendor
TQ02 QM system definition
TQ02A QM system assignment and QM system requirements
TQ02U Description QM system
TQ02B QM system
TQ02T QM system description
TQ04A Functions that can be blocked

SAP QM Result Recording

TQ70 Control table for result recording
TQ70C Function codes for navigation from the characteristic overview screen
TQ70E Screen-based processing tables
TQ70F Navigation during result recording
TQ70S Characteristic overview screen for
TQ73 Origin of results data
TQ73T Texts for origin of results data
TQ74 Recording configuration
TQ76 Processing status of inspection characteristics
TQ76T Texts for the processing status of insp. characteristics
TQ77 Attributes for the Inspection Characteristic
TQ77T Text Tables for Attributes
QAES Sample unit table
QAKL Results table for value classes
QAMR Characteristic results during inspection processing
QAMV Characteristic specifications for inspection processing
QASE Results table for the sample unit
QASR Sample results for inspection characteristics

SAP QM Defect Recording

TQ84 Confirmation profile
TQ84T Text table for confirmation profile
TQ86 Report category for defects recording
TQ86A Assignment report category for work center

SAP QM Usage Decision

TQ06 Calculating the Quality Score
TQ06T Language specific texts for TQ06
QAMB QM Link between Inspection Lot and Material Document
QAVE Inspection processing:
TQ07M QM Inventory postings with usage decision

SAP QM: Standard Reports

You can create and view various standard reports in SAP system related to quality management

QA33: Inspection Lot List

QC55: Quality Certificate List in Procurements
CC04: Display product Structure
MCXC: To view month wise Material Analysis
MCXI: Material analysis
MCXB: Material inspection result analysis
MCVA: Vendor analysis material inspection lot wise
MCOA: Customer analysis material inspection lot wise
MMBE: Material stock overview
MCXV: Quality Notification analysis
MB52: To Warehouse stock and valuation
MB51: To view the material document List
QGA2: Inspection results day wise
QS28: To view the list of Master Inspection Characteristics
QS26: MIC where used lists
QS38: To view the list of Inspection methods
QS36: Inspection method where used lists.
QS49: Code Groups & Codes
QS59: Selected sets
QM11: Display Quality notification Lists
QM19: Multilevel Quality notification List

SAP QM - Consultant Responsibilities

Let us understand the job role and responsibilities of a SAP QM Consultant.

Job Role and Responsibilities

A SAP QM Consultant should have a Bachelor's degree in science, Engineering

preferably in Computers /ECE/ Computer Science/information technology) and have
experience in SAP related modules, and QM integration with different modules in SAP
system.
A SAP QM Consultant is responsible for the configuration of SAP Quality Management
area to meet the business requirement to enhance the quality management process.
Designing and Configuration of Supply Chain Management and production support in
SCM functional area to implement the QM solution.

Responsible for deploying QM system to meet business strategy across functional teams
and writing the technical documentation for QM process.
He communicates and coordinates with business users, managers and Quality
Management leads to ensure the integration of processes and modules across
organization.
An ability to solve complex problems quickly and creatively.
Strong knowledge of Quality Management processes and techniques and with a confident
approach and excellent communication skills.
Knowledge of different Quality Management and Defect management tools.